Hasp lock



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Reissued Apr. 15, 1924.

CLINTON L. BELL, OF DECATUB, ILLINOIS.

HASP LOCK.

Original No. 1,321,7B3, dated November 11, 1919, Serial No. 278,399,filed February '21, 1919. Application for reissue filed May 1, 1920.Serial No. :378,259.

To all whom it may concew:

Be it known that I, CLINToN L. BELL, a citizen of the United States,resding at Decatur, in the county of Macon and State of l Illinois, haveinvented the new and useful Im rovements in Hasp Locks, of which the folowing is a specification.

My resent invention relates to improvements n locks or fasteners of thetype adaptl ed for use on gates or the doors of barns or outbuildingsespecially those which are eX- posed to the weather.

A primary object of 'my invention is to provide a hasp lock whereon willbe pro- Vided a housing over the movable latch and keeper to protectthose arts from sleet and snow, thus to obviate t e inconvenience ofbreaking ice therefrom in the Winter and to revent deterioration ofthose parts result- 2 mg from rust, the housing at the same timeperforming the function of a pull whereby the gate or door may beopened.

Another object is to arrange such a hasp lock so that t will el'ectivelyprevent the unlatching of the hasp by horses or other animals, and yetbe most simple and convenient in its operation from either side of thedoor for an attendant.

A still further object is to so design the parte of such a hasp that theseveral 'elements may be reversiblefor right or left, and to supplymeans for adapting the hasp to suit a changed alinement in case of thesagging or warping of the door or ate.

With the above and other objects n view, my invention comprises certainnew and useful details of construction and arrangement of parts whichwill be fully described herein, illustrated in the accompanyng drawings, and pointed out more specifically in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views.

In the drawin s:

Fi ure 1 is a ront elevation of my hasp and eeper, the housing beingbroken away to more clearly illustrate the latching elements;

Figure 2 is a top plan View of my hasp, the housing also being brokenaway;

Figure 3 is a detail perspective of the keeper plate for my hasp;

Figure 4 is a sectional View of my hasp, taken on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawings, numer-al 1 designates the hasp plate,hinged at 5 to hinge plate 2. Hinge plate 2 is preferably mounted to adoor or gate so that the hasp plate will extend across the crack of thedoor, a bolt 3 passing through the elongated rectangular slot 4 in thehinge plate, and a nut applied on the inner end of the bolt on theinside of the door. A squared neck 3' is provided on the bolt to preventthe hinge plate from rotating on the bolt, the upper and lower walls ofthe slot engaging the neck. Sharpened teeth 25 are also provided on theinner face of the hinge plate 2 to prevent the rotation of the hasp andbolt in the bolt hole in the door, said teeth being embedded in the doorwhen the hinge plate is bolted in place.

Hasp plate 1 is provided With. a vertical slot 12 adjacent the outerend, and akeeper plate 8 is fixed by screws 26 to the door jamb in sucha position that keeper 9 carried thereby will register with said slotand enter the same when the hasp plate is"swung back against the closeddoor. Slot 12 is preferably Wider and longer than the keeper 9 so thatthe keeper will not engage the walls, of the slot, a guide tooth 11being provided on the keeper plate adapted to enter a vertical slot 13in the hasp plate, the length of the slot 13 being substantially equalto the depth of tooth ll, so that the weight of the hasp may be carriedby said tooth, should the hasp become loose on its mounting. Thisprevents the hasp plate from engaging the keeper; thus to destroy theease o operation desred of the hasp.

The latching device is carried on the outer face of the hasp plate andcomprises a latch 14: pivoted to the plate by a pin 16, the latchcomprising a laterally extending latch tooth 15 positioncd to engage thekeeper 9 on its upper edge, notches or shoulders 10 being provided onthe keeper into which the tooth may engage when the hasp is swungagainst the closed door. On the opposite side of latch 14 is a cut-outnotch 17, and a projecting tongue 17' is carried by a pivoted actuatinglever 22, said tongue positioned to register With said notch. Lever 22is pivoted by pin 23, preferably in a horizontal line with pivoting pin16, the lever being extended horizontally and of suflicient Width toprovide a finger-hold for the operation thereof. It will be readily seenthat as the free end of lever 22 is swung upward about pivoting pin 23'to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1, the projecting tongue 17'will engage the lower wall of notch 17 and actuate the toothed upper endof latch 14 upward, causing tooth 15 on the latch to be drawn out ofengagement with the keeper. The adjacent edges of the actuating lever 22and the latch 14 are provided respectively with abutting edges 21 and18, which will engage when the tooth 15 has been drawn up suflicientlyto disengage the keeper, thus limiting the upward travel of the tooth.

To make it possible for the device to be used either right or left, aspreviously stated, the keeper 9 on the keeper plate 8 is provided withduplicate notches or shoulders 10, and the tooth 11 on said keeper plateis shown beveled, or with inelined faces converging to the outer end ofsaid tooth, see Figure 3. It will therefore be seen that when the keeperplate 8 is used ona hasp located on the right side of a door opening,the latch tooth 15 of the latch 14 will engage one of the notches orshoulders 10 on the keeper 9, and the Construction of the tooth 11 onthe keeper plate is such that it will enter the slot 13 in the haspplate 1, and that when the keeper plate 8 is used on a hasp located onthe left side of a door opening, the latch tooth 15 on latch 14, whichhas been reversed by removing screw 16 and turning latch 14 over on haspplate 4, will engage with the other notch or shoulder 10, and the tooth11 will enter the slot 13 as in the case when the keeper plate is on theother side of the door.

This hasp will, at this point in its operation, be free to Swing outwardfrom the door. U on the release of the actuating lever 22 y theoperator, said lever will gravitate downward at its free end to theposition shown in full lines in Figure 1, whereupon the upper edge oftongue 17' will engage the upper wall of slot 17, and force the uppertoothed end of latch 14 downward about its pivoting point 16. Theadjacent edges 20 and 19 of the lever and latch, respectively, willengage, thus limiting the downward travel of each of these parts abouttheir respective pivoting pins.

I' provide means or unlatching my hasp from the inside of the closed andlatched door by providing an opening through the door directly back ofhasp plate 1, and also providing a perforation 27 through the hasp platepositioned to register with the hole through the door. It will bereadily seen that the operator may insert his finger through the doorand perforation 27 and engage the under side of lever 22, thus to Swingthe lever upward, unlatching the hasp.

In order to protect my device from th weather, and also to provide apull for my hasp and the door, I provide an open bottomed housing, suchas 6, which envelops the forward face of hasp plate 1, the same beingfixed to the hasp by screws 7. It will be readily seen that such ahousing provides protection from the weather, effectively prevents theoperation of the latch by animals, and provides a pull for the hasp anddoor.

Having thus described my invention, what I I claim is:

1. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bot-tom providing a finger hold wherebythe door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, and a keeper carried by the door jamb having aprojecton thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch anddoor.

2. The combination with 'a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold wherebythe door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing and positioned to removably engage a keeper, said latch notchedon one of its edges, an actuating lever pivoted to the hasp adjacent thelatch, said lever provided with a projecting tooth engaging in the notchin the latch, said hasp equip ed with a slot adapted to receive a keeperiveneath the housing, and a keeper carried by the door jamb having aprojection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch anddoor.

3. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold wherebythe door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing, said hasp equipped with a keeper slot and a rest slot adaptedto receive a keeper and a rest member beneath the housing, a keeperplate carried by the door jamb having a keeper thereon adapted toprevent outward movement of the latch and door, and said keeper platehaving a rest member thereon adapted to prevent upward and downwardmovement of the hasp and door.

4. The combination with a hasp adapted to be carried by a door, of ahousing mounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger holdwhereby the door may be actuated. a latch pivoted to the hasp beneaththe housing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, a keeper carried by the door jamb havng a projectonthereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch and door, andsaid hasp having a perforation therethrough in position to allow anoperator to insert his finer from the rear to operate the pivoted atch.

5. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold wherebythe -door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, and a reversible keeper carried by the door jamhaving means thereon to prevent outward movement of the latch and door,when said keeper is used right or left.

6. The combination with a hasp to be carried b a door, of a latchpivoted to the hasp, a eeper to be carried by the door jam and providedwith means to prevent outward movement of the latch and door, and ahousing Secured to the hasp which envelops the forward face of said haspand also said latch and keeper, and having an open side to permit accessto said latch.

7. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold, wherebythe door may be actuated., a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing, said hasp equipped with a slot adapted to receive a keeperbeneath the housin and a keeper carried by the door jamb aving aprojection thereon adapted to prevent outward movement of the latch anddoor, said door and hasp having coinciding Slots to allow an operator toinsert his finger from the rear to operate said latch.

8. The combination with a hasp to be carried by a door, of a housingmounted thereon having an open bottom providing a finger hold wherebythe door may be actuated, a latch pivoted to the hasp beneath thehousing, said hasp equipped with a slot adap ted to receive a keeperbeneath the housing, and a reversible keeper carried by the door jambhaving means thereon to prevent outward movement of the latch and door,when said keeper is used right and left, said door and hasp havingcoinciding Slots to allow an operator to insert his finger from the rearto operate said la-tcl.

9. In a device of the character described, in combination, a haspadapted to be carried by a door, said hasp comprising two hingedmembers,one of said members having an eiongated slot adapting it to beadjusted for aligning the hasp relative to a door to which it may beattached, the other member of said hasp equipped with a slot adapted toreceive a keeper, a latch pivoted to said other member of said hasp, akeeper carried by the door jamb having means thereon to prevent outwardmovement of the latch and door, and a housing mounted on the hasp whichenvelops the latch and keeper, said housing having an open bottomproviding a finger hold, whereby the door may be actuated.

CLINTON L. BELL.

